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One of the hardest things to deal with in our world of iPhones and instant everything is patience. Most of us are freed from the obligation of growing our own food or fiber, and very few of us actually build artifacts of our own use (tables, chairs, household items). Therefor, it is easy for us…

Indian Powers Lander, Wyoming I walked into the Lander Bar and Grill after having been thinking deep thoughts about life, trying to reach out somehow into the ever shifting shimmering of things, yet feeling like I was falling short. There were two native american gentlemen sitting at the bar on stools when I walked in.…

The Stars are always Burning Despite the Blue Skies In the ebb of the day, that is the night hour, I see the milky way as we call it here on earth, and the constellations and stellar arrangements make themselves visible. I stare into their glory realizing that even during my waking hours, during the…

Why Value Nature? One question we may ask is why should we value nature at all? What purpose does it have or what role does it play in our daily life? In the modern mindset, we often perceive ourselves outside of nature–we think of “humans” and “nature” being separate things. However, nothing could be further…

According to this short video, we are losing “1000 times the background rate of extinction” within our biosphere. This is mostly due to human beings and habitat loss, overharvesting, invasive species, pollution and population growth. However, the outlook is not grim as we have the solutions and remedies now. We could and can find a…

Chief Seattle’s 1854 Speech This is a great speech written by Dr Henry A. Smith was an attempt of his to capture Chief Seattle’s thoughts and ideas. Written in a prose format, this speech is quite powerful, written in 1854, these words are still true today. Have Dr. Smith’s and Chief Seattle’s words and ideas come true?…

Are we even paying attention to our Biosphere? The question in our modern age becomes, “are we even paying attention to the biosphere at all?” We live in a world where every ounce of product on Walmart’s shelves are inventoried and accounted for. Every product at Amazon is coded with a barcode and being monitored.…

Mt St Helens Eruption Rare Footage and Film This is a very interesting educational video made by the US Forest Service showcasing the Mt St Helens eruption. The video shows us before and after the blast, and the damage and the changes that occurred with her eruption. The Final Moments An earthquake prior to the…

When we spend most of our time in offices, cars and our homes, it is hard to know what’s going on in the Gulf Coast. It has been determined through recent studies that the BP Oil Spill may be strongly associated with a mass die off occurring in Dolphins along the American East Coast. The…

Dying Starfish Appearing throughout West Coast Dying Starfish can be found along the Pacific Coast, limbs disintegrating. First in Vancouver then Seattle now in California. One has to ask what is happening to our world’s oceans and what the long term effects are from globally damaging events such as Fukishima. The deteriorating effects on our…